proposition
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5.8
- noun
- /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən/
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empresa
- Completing the project by the deadline was a challenging proposition for the entire team.
- a risky proposition
- a difficult proposition
- an expensive proposition
OK, It's it's it's a lose, lose proposition if they go to war over Taiwan or what have you.
- OK, It's it's it's a lose, lose proposition if they go to war over Taiwan or what have you.
- Like, so you know, those are, those are the real terrifying propositions that await you, right?
- And if you don't know how to rebalance yourself, it it's not a winning proposition.
- This is probably true when the scale of the proposition is small and diminishes in the utility as the proposition gets bigger.
- It's what I think the nasty future holds for us and then we'll end with that rather dismal proposition.
Examples
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Now that is a risky proposition.
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Plainly, this desert climate was a more complicated proposition than we had thought.
Fiction book (1993) -
SO the value proposition is not coming out strongly enough.
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Let's make it a business proposition.
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It's a tough proposition, Andy.
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That's a very complicated proposition.
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But reducing consumption is a more difficult proposition than tackling conventional pollution problems.
Academic text (1997) -
Even so, rapidly incorporating new members is a risky proposition for ASEAN.
Academic text (1998) -
Building a pipeline through mountainous Iran is an expensive proposition; however, it is much like other pipeline options.
Academic text (1999) -
This is probably true when the scale of the proposition is small and diminishes in the utility as the proposition gets bigger.
Synonyms
∞
1.2
A situation that causes trouble and needs a solution
∞
3.1
A difficult task that tests a person's skill and will
∞
1.0
A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person
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2.4
A hard part of a task that needs extra effort or is not easy to understand
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4.6
A large difficult task that needs a lot of effort
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A statement that says something about only some members of a group
- Specialized
A statement that says something is true for every member of a group
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A proposition meaning a task or situation comes from the idea of something 'put before' you to deal with; remembering the Latin parts pro- 'before' and ponere 'to put' makes it easy to see a tough proposition is a thing placed in front of you to face.